Moreover, governments, hospitals and schools across many states still rely on federal standards to make the determination of what terms and language is considered acceptable when making a determination about ethnicity and race on their forms.

Social psychologists, ethicists and religious leaders say the short answer is someone who is good to everybody — to people in their group (family, friends), and especially those outside of it (strangers, those of a different race or ethnicity).

That includes, of course, the 14th, passed after the Civil War to mandate equal rights for black Americans, and the 15th, which guarantees the right to vote to all citizens, regardless of race or ethnicity.

USA TODAY Christian Siriano’s willingness to dress all types of women regardless of ethnicity, size or age has quickly made him a favorite of fashionistas, body-positive supporters and diversity advocates alike.

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